Jabriel Eason,6 year old autistic boy missing in Macon, GA
6 year old Jabriel Eason who is autistic has been missing since Sunday evening in Macon, GA. About 45 fire, police and emergency management officials combed the woods and streets near the area of the apartment complex Sunday.
A 6-year-old Macon boy was missing late Sunday, with fire officials dragging the lake behind Crystal Lake Apartments on Chambers Road and a helicopter set to join the search after 11:30 p.m., officials said.
Jabriel Eason, who is autistic and does not communicate, was last seen by his mother about 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
“When I woke up, I called for him,” his mother, Octavia Ammons, said. “He didn’t answer this time.”
Ammons said she had blocked the front door with her sofa so that her son could not get outside while she napped, but Jabriel had moved the couch out of the way.
UPDATE: I received a call from Tim Miller as TES was supposed to go to GA and help search for the missing boy. The sad news came in that Jabriel Eason’s body was found.
UPDATE: Also received comment from reader with an article from the Macon Telegraph.
Search for 6-year-old ends tragically
A 20-hour search for a missing 6-year-old autistic boy ended in tragedy Monday when his body was found by searchers in a lake near his home.
Eason was already dead when searchers found him. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones pronounced Eason dead at 10:30 a.m. He said a Monday autopsy ruled the death an accidental drowning and revealed no injuries to the body.
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/15274848.htm
Comment by Kim | August 15, 2006